Massenet - Thais
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Label: Dutton - Epoch
Cat No: 2CDLX7424
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 22nd May 2026
Contents
Works
Louise » Depuis le jour (Act 3)
Herodiade » Il est doux, il est bon
ThaisWerther
» Ces lettres! Ces lettres! (Act 3)
Artists
Anna Moffo (soprano)Gabriel Bacquier (baritone)
Jose Carreras (tenor)
Justino Diaz (bass)
Leslie Fyson (bass)
Antonia Butler (mezzo-soprano)
Patricia Clark (soprano)
Jessica Cash (soprano)
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano)
New Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (chorus)
Conductor
Julius RudelWorks
Louise » Depuis le jour (Act 3)
Herodiade » Il est doux, il est bon
ThaisWerther
» Ces lettres! Ces lettres! (Act 3)
Artists
Anna Moffo (soprano)Gabriel Bacquier (baritone)
Jose Carreras (tenor)
Justino Diaz (bass)
Leslie Fyson (bass)
Antonia Butler (mezzo-soprano)
Patricia Clark (soprano)
Jessica Cash (soprano)
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano)
New Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (chorus)
Conductor
Julius RudelAbout
Anna Moffo with the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Julius Rudel in Massenet’s Thais.
The original 3-LP set ARL3 0842 (1975) STEREO/ARD3 0842 QUADRAPHONIC,
Jules Massenet (1842–1912)
Thaïs (1874)
Libretto: Louis Gallet (1835–1898)
Sung in French
SACD 1
Act I, Scene I – The Thebaïd: A Cenobite Settlement
Justino Díaz (bass), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone)
(Tracks 1–7)
Act I, Scene II – Alexandria: The Terrace of Nicias’ House
Leslie Fyson (bass), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), José Carreras (tenor), Patricia Clark (soprano), Antonia Butler (mezzo-soprano), Anna Moffo (soprano)
(Tracks 8–16)
Act II, Scene I – Thaïs’ House
Anna Moffo (soprano), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), José Carreras (tenor)
Desmond Bradley (solo violin)
(Tracks 17–22)
Bonus works:
Jules Massenet (1842–1912)
23. Il est doux, il est bon, from Hérodiade (1881 rev 1883–1895)
Gustave Charpentier (1860–1956)
24. Depuis le jour, from Louise (1889–1896)
SACD 2
Act II, Scene II – The Square Before Thaïs’ House
Anna Moffo (soprano), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), José Carreras (tenor), Patricia Clark (soprano), Antonia Butler (mezzo-soprano), Jessica Cash (soprano)
(Tracks 1–11)
Act III, Scene I – An Oasis in the Desert
José Carreras (tenor), Patricia Clark (soprano), Antonia Butler (mezzo-soprano), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), Anna Moffo (soprano), Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano)
(Tracks 12–17)
Act III, Scene II – The Thebaïd: The Cenobite Settlement & Act III, Scene III – The Garden of the Cloister
Justino Díaz (bass), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), Anna Moffo (soprano), Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano)
(Tracks 18–24)
Bonus work:
Jules Massenet (1842–1912)
25. Letter Scene, from Werther (1885–1887)
Artists:
Thaïs
Anna Moffo soprano (Thaïs)
Gabriel Bacquier baritone (Athanaël)
José Carreras tenor (Nicias)
Justino Díaz bass (Palémon)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
The Ambrosian Opera Chorus directed by John McCarthy
conducted by Julius Rudel
Bonus works (from Hérodiade, Louise, Werther)
Anna Moffo soprano
New Philharmonia Orchestra
The Ambrosian Opera Chorus directed by John McCarthy (Depuis le jour & Letter Scene)
conducted by Peter Maag
Bonus works from
Heroines from Great French Operas
The original LP ARL1 0844 (1975) STEREO/ARD1 0844 QUADRAPHONIC
Remastered from the original analogue tapes by Michael J Dutton.
Multichannel/Stereo
All tracks available in stereo and multichannel
2-SACD set
These Hybrid SACDs can be played on any standard CD player
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